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Online Federal Censuses

Population Schedules

Starting in 1790, federal population schedules were taken every 10 years in the United States. Click here for more information about federal census records.

The United States annexed American Samoa in 1900. Military personnel stationed there were included in the 1900 United States Census. Residents of American Samoa were included in every census starting with 1920.

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links

1900	1920	1930	1940
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Non-Population Schedules for American Samoa

Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.

There are currently no non-population schedules online for American Samoa.

Online State and Territorial Censuses

State censuses are census records that were taken at the state-level rather than at the federal. Often, but not always, a state took their census in ten year increments 5 years from when the Federal Census was taken, such as 1885. State censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing federal censuses. For more information on state censuses, visit United States Census Bureau.

Territorial censuses were taken by the federal government to count the population in federal territories. The government needed to count the population in the territory to see if it could qualify for statehood. For more information on territorial censuses, visit the US Territorial Census page.

Year	Type of Census	Links
1900-1945	Census Returns	FamilySearch

Why Use the Census?

State census records can be one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. Information varies based on year and location, but information that may be included in a census can include:

• Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
• Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
• Sex
• Age
• Color
• Nativity
• Place of birth of this person
• Place of birth of Father of this person
• Place of birth of Mother of this person
• Period of Residence
• How long a resident of this State (years and months)
• How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
• Regular occupation
• Military service